White Wines

1 MARCHE BIANCO - Moncaro - Marche 175ml gls £4.00 | Bottle £15.50
Trebbiano/Verdicchio
A light, easy drinking wine from the Marche Region. Fresh and fruity bouquet with hints of citrus. The palate is well balanced.

2 ITYNERA GRILLO/SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008 175ml gls £4.25 | Bottle £17.00
Grillo/Sauvignon Blanc - Sicilia
This blend of Sicilian Sauvignon Blanc with the island’s traditional Grillo grape gives a fresh wine with notes of citrus and tropical fruit and a round harmonious palate. Goes well with fish, poultry and salad.

3 ORVIETO CAMPOGRANDE CLASSICO SECCO 2008 - Umbria 175ml gls £4.50 | Bottle £18.00
540% Procanico, 40% Grechetto, 5% Drupeggio & Malvasia
This wine is produced from grapes from the Orvieto Classico appellation, which encompasses the area around the alluvial cliff on which the city of Orvieto is located.

4 VERDICCHIO LAILA 2008 - Marche 175ml gls £4.80 | Bottle £21.00
Verdicchio
Fattoria Laila in Corinaldo, lies in the rolling hills of the Marche, overlooking the Adriatic Sea on the east coast of Italy. Notes honeyed wildflowers linger on the nose, while a splash of grapefruit, pineapple and crushed stones make for an invigorating palate.

5 PINOT GRIGIO VILLA CHIOPRIS 2008 - Friuli 175ml gls £5.50 | Bottle £22.00
A light wine, showing fruity notes of pear and apricots.

6 CRABILIS VERMENTINO, PALA 2008 - Sardegna 175ml gls £5.50 | Bottle £22.00
Vermentino
The Crabilis is from the vineyard of Is Crabilis, a limestone-sandy hill completely covered in vines. Intense, persistent floral bouquet with notes of thyme and greengage. A winning combination of depth and freshness on the palate – this is benchmark Vermentino.

7 RONCAGLIA Fattoria Mancini 2008 - Marche £24.00
Pinot Nero vinified white, Albanella
Fattoria Mancini is located on the shores of the Adriatic Coast south of Rimini. The Mancini vineyards, which are between 40 & 60 years old, include some of the most rare and interesting clones of Pinot Noir found in Italy today. The owner, Luigi Mancini, has a particular passion for Pinot Noir which is reflected in the flavour and elegance of Roncaglia, with its complex butterscotch and exotic fruit flavour.

8 MASIANCO Masi 2008 - Veneto £24.00
Verduzzo/Pinot Grigio
Sandro Boscaini, the owner of Masi, is the Veneto’s most influential personality in the wine world, and this new wine, made from partially dried Verduzzo grapes and Pinot Grigio, is fruity and rich, with a long roasted almonds and ripe pineapple finish.

9 VERNACCIA, TERRUZZI 2009 - Tuscany £23.00
Vernaccia
An intense, complex nose of apple, pineapple and mineral is followed by a round, full-bodied palate with an appealing hint of toasty oak on the finish.

10 TORMARESCA CHARDONNAY 2008/9 - Puglia £21.00
100% Chardonnay
Bright, fruity medium-bodied chardonnay showing the purity and richness of Puglian fruit.

11 GAVI DI GAVI “La Meirana” Broglia 2008 - Piemonte £29.00
Cortese
Bruno Broglia’s Piedmont estate has been producing wines for more than 1000 years, and none better than this wonderful bottling of the Cortese grape. The wine shows the extraordinary characteristics typical of the area of Gavi, where the delicious almond taste, unique in its kind, can be found.

12 LEONE D’ALMERITA - Tasca D’Almerita 2008 £27.50
Inzolia-Catarrato-Sauvignon Blanc - Sicilia
The Regaleali Estate is huge - more than 860 hectares of vines - perched on an isolated mountain top in central Sicily. Owned by the Tasca d’Almerita family since 1830, for years it has produced some of the best wines on the island. The wine is light with hints of sliced grapefruit. Medium-bodied, good acidity with a flavour of lemon meringue soft and gentle and entirely beguiling.

13 PINOT GRIGIO “Collio” Marco Felluga 2008- Friuli £28.50
Pinot Grigio - Friuli
The Felluga family has been making wine in the Friuli region of Italy for four generations. Their vineyards are located in Collio, considered by many to be the finest region in all of Italy for white wines. This is a wonderful food wine - bright fruit, creamy yet crisp on the palate with melon aromas and pleasant lavender herbal notes, highlighted by a long, layered finish.

14 LUGANA ST CRISTINA 2007 - Lombardia £29.00
Produced from grapes planted in the south of lake Garda, this wine has an intense elegant floral and citrus fruity character, good body and an attractive softness.

16 BRAMITO DELLA SALA CHARDONNAY 2008 - Umbria 175ml gls £7.50 | Bottle £30.00
Chardonnay
Bramito is Marchesi Antinori’s second Chardonnay, and, like its big brother, Cervaro, is produced at Castello della Sala. Melon and figs on the nose; the palate shows crisp lemony balance and a touch of butter richness.

17 TOCAI CASTELLO DI BUTTRIO 2006 - Friuli £32.00
Tocai Friuliano
The nose has intense, clean and refined aromas which begin with hints of apple, mineral and grapefruit followed by aromas of citrus fruits, hawthorn, almond, pineapple, peach and pear. The palate reflects the nose with a crisp attack balanced by alcohol, good body and intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of apple, plum and almond. A well made wine. A small part of this wine is fermented in barrel which gives it a silky texture.

18 GRECO DI TUFO Mastroberardino 2008 - Campania £35.00
Made from Greco, an ancient Greek grape variety, almost extinct, but now a real star. Intriguing and complex aromas are centered on white fruits - melon and starfruit and a hint of banana. Full-bodied and rich, fruit flavors are consistent with the nose, well-balanced by crisp acidity, with a pleasant touch of bitter almond in the very long finish.

19 LUGANA RISERVA ZENATO 2006 - Lombardia £50.00
Trebbiano di Lugana
This limited-production wine is a green-flecked straw yellow in appearance; marked by elegant and appealing fragrances, it shows a crisp, fruity palate that is supple and rounded as well.

20 IMPERO BIANCO, “Fattoria Mancini” 2006 - Marches £55.00
Blanc de Pinot Noir
Impressive and distinctive wine, showing spice and bright red apple/peach aromas. Broad structure in the mouth – balanced and positive, with a herbal freshness.

21 CERVARO “Castello della Sala” 2005/7 - Umbria £68.00
Chardonnay, Grechetto
Produced at Castello della Sala, a 14th Century castle located 11 miles from Orvieto. Fermented and aged for 5 months in “barrique”, Cervaro is very fruity, rich and complex. Considered the best white wine in Italy, Cervaro is a wine for those who enjoy world class Chardonnays.

ROSÉ WINE

22 SERRALORI ROSE ARGIOLAS 2008 - Sardegna 175ml gls £4.75 | Bottle £20.00
Cannonau, Monica, Carignano and Bovale Sardo
Lively but well balanced in its elements of flavour, mildness and lightness. A fresh, delicate wine.